The 4 Best and Worst Things We Know About Madden 18 So Far

[Steve_OS]

Hope springs eternal as another year of Madden brings about the same usual excitement and unrealistic...

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[Ziza9Noles94]

No significant attention or improvements to CFM. I'm happy to be proven wrong between now and release. 

[patsfan1993]

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Agree with pretty much everything. My only change would be swap out Tom Brady for no specific attention or improvements to CFM, as of right now.

Hope they have some surprises but not holding my breath

[Toupal]

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The worst:
Ignoring CFM

[Cowboy008]

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I agree with just about everything. The only thing I would change is Tom Brady on the cover and replace it with no big improvements made to CFM.

[kyle81]

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I didn't even think of target passing just being excess. Only time I plan on using it things like back shoulder fades and the such.


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[Retropyro]

Target absolutely felt missing.  Passing felt too easy.

[kennylc629]

The only concern I have w/ target passing is that I really wished they explained how QB ratings affect this. Worried that Mark Sanchez and Nick Foles will have the same precision as Brees and Brady. I am also concerned that the user will put the target 12 yards in front of the receiver and the receiver will warp to the ball.

[michapop9]

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I completely disagree with the thought on target passing. First off Its an optional mechanic.

Secondly, the balls not tethered to a reciver anymore! Isnt that what weve been wanting? Im ecstatic and will put in the time to learn it.

Thirdly, I can understand being apprehensive about a new mechanic but listing it as a bad feature right away without letting yourself get used to it? Bad form!

This thought process and the complaints behind it are what make the devs scared to try new things and ultimately what led to the demise of the vision cone. Instead of improving it or at least making it optional, they flat took it out. Im afraid this is exactly what will happen with TP. Practice with it people, stop holding the game back, or dont use it, its simple.

[ODogg]

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I'm shocked no improvements to CFM isn't on one of the 4 worst things about Madden 18 as that is all I'm seeing about why people here are angry about the new game.

[jsteele14]

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I actually did not realize the extent of MUT 3 vs 3 with the coaches. I have never been a MUT fan but that addition sounds interesting

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[JoshC1977]

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I agree that the apparent lack of CFM improvements is concerning.

But....that isn't the title of the article....the article title is about things "WE KNOW" about the game. We really don't know anything about CFM right now.

Maybe I am arguing semantics; but to be honest, they could have made a slew of minor tweaks in CFM that we will all love that we don't know anything about right now. Minor tweaks can mean all the difference to CFM folks but not really "move the needle" from a marketing perspective.

If EA added the ability to change the CPU team to a custom playbook without a two controller workaround, many of us would consider that to be HUGE. But that is not exactly a back-of-box feature.

[gameface1324]

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Something something summer child....

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[Birdman18]

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The worst:

Ignoring CFM

This is far and away the biggest issue with M18.


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[Ziza9Noles94]

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I agree that the apparent lack of CFM improvements is concerning.

But....that isn't the title of the article....the article title is about things "WE KNOW" about the game. We really don't know anything about CFM right now.

Maybe I am arguing semantics; but to be honest, they could have made a slew of minor tweaks in CFM that we will all love that we don't know anything about right now. Minor tweaks can mean all the difference to CFM folks but not really "move the needle" from a marketing perspective.

If EA added the ability to change the CPU team to a custom playbook without a two controller workaround, many of us would consider that to be HUGE. But that is not exactly a back-of-box feature.

That's why I specified "significant" improvements. Fixing the controller workaround would be good, but I wouldn't get all giddy over it. The mode needs a lot of work to create a more immersive experience. Minor tweaks are nice, but CFM needs a bit more love than that.